Pharmaceutical company representatives will not be able to visit hospitals more than two days a week

Desk Report: The Directorate General of Health Services has imposed strict restrictions on the free movement of pharmaceutical company representatives in government hospitals. From now on, they will be allowed to meet doctors for a maximum of two days a week, for a total of five hours. The directive was issued in a circular signed by the Director (Administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services, Dr. ABM Abu Hanif, on Thursday. The directive, which was sent to the directors of all government hospitals and institutes in the country, mentions…

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Botswana declares state of emergency due to shortage of medicines and medical equipment

Desk Reports : The Botswana government has declared a nationwide public health emergency in the face of a severe shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko Haram made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Monday. According to a report by the British media outlet BBC, he has launched a multi-million pound plan under the supervision of the military to address the supply crisis. “We have a limited budget, so we have to be very careful to make up for this shortfall,” the president…

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